Central Airport

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Central Airport (IATA: CEM, ICAO: PACE^[2], FAA LID: CEM) is a state-owned public-use airport located in Central,^[1] in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. Commercial service is subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.

Central Airport
IATA: CEM ICAO: PACE FAA LID: CEM
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region
Serves	Central, Alaska
Elevation AMSL	937 ft / 286 m
Coordinates	65°34′26″N 144°46′51″W
Map
CEM Location of airport in Alaska
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 8/26 2,782 848 Gravel/dirt
Statistics (2015)
Aircraft operations 4,000 Based aircraft 0 Passengers 21 Freight 28,000 lbs
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 47 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,^[3] 13 enplanements in 2009, and 20 in 2010.^[4] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation airport.^[5]

Facilities and aircraft

Central Airport covers an area of 97 acres (39 ha) at an elevation of 937 feet (286 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 7/25 with a gravel surface measuring 2,782 by 60 feet (848 x 18 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2005, the airport had 4,000 aircraft operations, an average of 10 per day: 62.5% air taxi and 37.5% general aviation.^[1]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Warbelow's Air Ventures	Circle, Fairbanks[6]

Statistics

Carrier shares: April 2021 – March 2022^[7]

Carrier	Passengers (arriving and departing)
Warbelow's	60(100.00%)

Top domestic destinations: April 2021 – March 2022^[7]

Rank	City	Airport	Passengers
1	Fairbanks, AK	Fairbanks International Airport	30

See also

• List of airports in Alaska